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Bright and bold colours are perhaps best suited to depict nature, be it in realistic or in abstract forms of painting. New York-based artist Khurshid Alam Saleem has used a range of vibrant colours like luminous yellows, bold blues and intense reds to illustrate nature on canvas. Saleem’s ongoing exhibition titled Nature-Color and Vision at Shilpangan displays 24 abstract paintings. […]

Two local documentary films on water pollutions will be screened at the eighth Voices from the Waters International Film Festival in Bangalore, India. Directed by Oasiuddin Ahmed Tito, Kumar Kahon(The Gaps of Kumar) and Kochuripana(Water Hyacinth) will be screened at the three-day festival, which will begin on August 30, featuring subject matters like water pollution, scarcity of water, floods and […]

SRK’s Chennai Express became the fastest film to hit the 100 crore club and now it looks like 200 cr target is not a far reach. The SRK and Deepika Padukone starrer has made 156. 70 cr at the box office. The Independence Day collection has reached an amount of 19.60 cr in India which has surely benefited the film […]

Actor Christian Bale has reportedly been offered 40 million pounds to reprise his role as Batman in the superhero film, Justice League. The movie bosses are determined to get the 39-year-old actor onside and star in the potential film by offering him the hefty sum, reports Hindustan Times. ‘Bale is facing extraordinary pressure,’ a source told The Sun newspaper. In […]

Three commercial films released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr have been attracting a large number of visitors. The producers of the released films including My Name is Khan, Nihshartha Bhalobasha and Bhalobasha Ajkal also claim that they were expecting good turnovers. New Age went for a reality check after talking to the visitors, exhibitors and production houses of the films […]

Noted band musician of the country Maqsoodul Haque had a packed schedule for this Eid-Ul-Fitr festival with an array of television programmes aired on different channels. One of the most noteworthy programmes of Maqsood this Eid was Mojo Unplugged Moments, a special series that was aired on Eid days at midnight on Boishakhi TV. Hosted by Maqsood in three of […]

Perhaps this is for the first time a full-length feature film has been made based on a poem in the country. Masud Pothik has made his debut film titled Nekabbarer Mahaprayan based on noted poet Nirmalendu Goon’s work of the same title from the collection of poems titled Tar Agey Chai Samajtantra. The director told New Age that the post-production […]

Model and actor Omar Aiaz Ony has signed for an international film to be directed by the expatriate Bangladeshi director Golam Mustafa. Ony, whose first appearance on silver screen was in Nasiruddin Yusuff’s award-winning film Guerilla, is quite excited regarding the latest project he has signed up for. ‘This is a great opportunity for me to work in an international […]

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier were remembered through lighting candles by film and cultural personalities on Tuesday. Moviana Film Society arranged the programme in the evening in front of the Bangladesh National Museum. Two other commemorative programmes were also held outside the capital in Faridpur and Manikganj. Hundreds of people of Nurpur village of the Bhanga […]

Noted singers Timir Nandi and Dalia Nawshin will present some evergreen songs in a duet show titled Close Up Call-er Gaan on Desh TV at 9:45pm tonight. Both of the singers, however, informed they would present their popular numbers in the programme as per the demand of the audience. The audience will be able to speak to the artistes directly […]

Model turned actor Apurbo will perform today in the Eid special teleplay titled Nirbak Bhalobasha, written and directed by Badruzzaman Shubho, which will be aired on Maasranga Television at 10:30pm today. This is one of the 15 teleplays that Apurbo, who has attained immense popularity as a romantic hero in small screen, acted during the Eid festival on different channels. […]

The Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is to be given the outstanding contribution to music award at this year’s Classic Brits, reports BBC Online. The German composer has scored the music for more than 100 films over a 30-year career. He won an Oscar in 1995 for best original score for the Lion King. Other films he has composed for include […]

Hollywood studios say they have reached a deal with Chinese authorities over missing payments for some of the year’s biggest box office films, reports BBC Online. Payments had stopped due to a dispute over a new 2% tax. Some reports say studios are owed $200m (£129m) for films like Man of Steel and Skyfall. But The Motion Picture Association of […]

Souls will present its popular songs today in the phono live concert called Close Up Call-er Gaan on Desh TV at 9:45pm today. In the show, Souls fans will be able to talk to the band members and request their favourite numbers. ‘Besides presenting our hit numbers, we will render a few songs that we have never presented before. We […]

Popular actor Sajal will perform in two Eid special teleplays to be aired on two channels today. He is paired with popular actor Opi Karim in Deyaler Oparey Achhey Akash which will be aired at 8:10 on Banglavision. He will also perform a lead role in Jodi Dako Phirey Asbo which will be aired at 3:05pm on Baishakhi TV. In […]

The theatre department of Dhaka University will premiere Selim Al Deen’s popular play Chaka to celebrate Deen’s 64th birth anniversary on August 18 at the Natmondol of Dhaka University. Two other shows of the production will be staged on August 19 and 20 at the same venue. This is for the first time that the department is producing a play […]

Science-fiction thriller, Elysium, took top spot in the North American box-office this weekend, beating out competition from raunchy Jennifer Aniston comedy, We’re The Millers, estimates showed Sunday, reports Hindustan Times. Starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, Elysium, is set in a dystopian future where the poor have been left to inhabit a ruined Earth while the rich live on a […]

Today is the second anniversary of the death of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud, who died on August 13, 2011 in a read accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway while returning home from a shooting spot. New Age spoke to his contemporary Tanvir Mokammel who shared his memories of the deceased filmmaker. How long have you known Tareque Masud? I know […]

Today is the second death anniversary of Mishuk Munier, a versatile talent and an internationally acclaimed cinematographer and media specialist. Munier died along with filmmaker Tareque Masud and three crew members of Masud’s shooting unit while returning home from Manikganj on August 13 in 2011. He was an acclaimed photographer, an award-winning cinematographer, a teacher of Journalism and a pioneer […]

Popular pop band Chirkutt will perform in the Eid special phono love concert on Channel 9 at 11:40pm today as part of its weeklong schedule of the Eid festival on different TV channels. In these concerts the band has planned to give focus on its latest album titled Jadur Shohor. ‘In this year’s Eid programmes, we focused on the songs […]